About MaReMa

Centre of Marine Resource Management was established in 2004 at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø.
The aim of the centre is to promote research in resource management both nationally and internationally.
Special emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary research and education.

MaReMa has its origins from the Norwegian College of Fishery Science which holds multidisciplinary research groups in the field of resource management. The groups work on topics as resource biology, population dynamics, harvesting technology, fisheries economics, bioeconomics, sociology and planning. Many of the members of MaReMa also have a long track record in interdisciplinary research. The centre has considerable international experience within the areas of resource management and project evaluation.

Read more on the MaReMa history here.
IFM International Fisheries Management

IFM Online: SVF-2505 Basic Social Science
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Aim

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Course description

This course is primarily intended for students aiming to enter the International Fisheries Management master programme. Through seven topics, the course gives a basic introduction to the fisheries system, to social science system theory and the basic concepts in fisheries management, and to different approaches to fisheries management. Students can take a self test after each topic.

Topics

  1. The Fisheries – Why are they important?
    • Food source - Food security and safety
    • Social Issues –
      1. Who fish and has the right to fish,
      2. Class, gender, and power
    • Income, livelihood and economy
    • Political relevant - sovereignty
    • Ecosystem impact
  2. The Fisheries as systems
    • A system approach to the fisheries - Diversity, Complexity, Dynamics, and Scale or how fish, people and society are linked together.
    • The diverse actors in the fisheries,
    • The challenge
      How to create ecologically, economically and social sustainable fisheries?
  3. Why do we manage the fisheries?
    • Open access and The tragedy of the commons
    • Towards the Law of the Sea
    • International, Regional, and National institutions
    • From unregulated to regulated Nature and Society
  4. How do we manage the fisheries?
    • Management regimes – What is a regime
      • Centralized management - case
      • Participatory (co-) management - case
      • Self management - case
      • Market based -cases
    • Management approaches and institutional challenges
      • Single stock - Norwegian Cod
      • Multi spices fisheries
      • Straddling stocks - Tuna
      • Ecosystem Approach
  5. Systems of rights in the fisheries
    • Traditional rights
    • Indigenous rights
    • Rights vs social justic
  6. Systems of knowledge in the fisheries
    • Traditional knowledge - case
    • Formalized knowledge - case
    • Integrating different knowledge systems – case
  7. Solving problems and conflicts in fisheries management
    • Sources and consequences
    • How can they be solved?
    • Making fisheries management policy and plans
      Case - Forvaltningsplan for Barentshavet?

Tools

Classfronter: Articles in pdf, power point slides in pdf, links to short videos.
Web based self test (multiple choice)10 questions after each topic.

Course data

Code: SVF-2505
Name: Basic Social Science
Credits: 5 ECTS
Period: Qualifying for IFM
Exam: ??
Grading: ECTS
Language: English
Lectures: Online
Seminars: Online
Coordinator: Jahn Petter Johnsen / Bjørn Hersoug
Department: ISAM

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